This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.